Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry
- Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry
The Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry is a passenger ferry across the River Thames east of London. It links Gravesend and Tilbury, and runs every 30 minutes between about 6 am and 7 pm from Monday to Saturday.[Citeweb |url=http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/travel/transport/content.php?page=ferry_services |title=Ferry Services|author=Thurrock Council|accessdate=2007-04-12] The operator is the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company.][!] The ferry is subsidised by both Thurrock Council and Kent County Council, and is the last publicly accessible crossing point before the Thames reaches the sea.] History
"see also notes on Tilbury"
There were many ferries crossing the Thames in this area: one such operated between Higham to East Tilbury. The principal one was under the ownership of a Lord of the Manor in Milton-next-Gravesend, although the rights for this were purchased by Gravesend Town Council in 1694.Sailing and rowing boats operated between Gravesend and Tilbury until they were replaced by a steam ferry service in 1855. In 1862 the ferry was taken over by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, who had purchased the rights to operate the ferry from Gravesend Town Council ["The Book of Gravesham" Sydney Harker, 1979 ISBN 0 86023 091 0] .
Car ferries were introduced in 1927 but discontinued in 1964, following the opening in 1963 of the first Dartford Tunnel. [citeweb |url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/TilburyGravesend.html |title=Tilbury-Gravesend Ferries|work=The Railway Ferries - 1862-1984 |author=Simplon Postcards - The Passenger Ship Website|accessdate=2007-04-12]
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